Dec 11 2006
The Emerging “Dirty Bomb” Theory
Finally we are seeing some people using science, analysis and logic to address the fact we have a series of sworn enemies of Russia, who are aligned with allies of Al Qaeda, turning up exposed to massive amounts of Polonium 210 (compared the amount needed to kill one person), a material used in nuclear bomb triggers and a good candidate for a dirty bomb:
Therefore, without sounding as unhinged as the conspiratorial hordes that we seek to expose, we must seriously consider the possibility that Litvinenko was not assassinated but died after somehow exposing himself to Plutonium 210. The “dirty bomb†theory is one of the most likely means of exposure. Plutonium 210 has certain industrial uses that make it relatively easy to obtain; however, Litvinenko was not involved in any business that would have had a legitimate reason to use Plutonium 210. He was, however, intimately involved with a Chechen terrorist organization that had, in the past, made a “dirty bomb†from radioactive material similar to Plutonium 210. The possibility, therefore, exists that Litvinenko was at some point in a location where Plutonium 210 was being used to assemble a terrorist weapon. Such a prospect is far more disconcerting then your simple, run of the mill, Kremlin-ordered “hit†of a political dissident; and it is a possibility which should be explored by the British government and the civilized world.
Indeed it is. One thing not being reported is whether anyone thinks they have accounted for all the Polonium 210 associated with Berezovsky’s long time associates (Litvnenko and Lugovoi). These are not Putin’s people. A dirty bomb is a realistic option in this case.
Forgot the link….
“Kommersant also reported that investigators believed three people participated in the killing, including a man and a young woman who had been trailing Politkovskaya and who were captured on a security camera at a store where the journalist picked up groceries before returning home on the day she was killed”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/25/ap/world/mainD8KVOF7G1.shtml
And still, after all this time – investigators have not linked a money trail to a smuggling ring. Very odd – what with the electronic tracking capabilities (ie: SWIFT etc) that can be used to track terrorists money.
The PO 210 was being smuggled because it is an illegal substance that must be declared on all aircraft, vessels, and other modes of transporation as Hazardous Materials. So from the get go this was a smuggled product. It was not smuggled for profit – it was smuggled to murder Litvinenko.
If the authorities can link all these numerous exposed places, and perhaps it might have been “dusted” on money – why aren’t any banks or lending establishments coming up hot?
Mariposa – I can’t find the link now for some reason but it is also reported on a blog called stormwarning http://moonagewebdream.blogs.com/storms_counter_terrorism/2006/12/spygames_litvin_1.html
but I’ve also read it in a legitimate source – maybe German – I’ll check German google now
“And still, after all this time – investigators have not linked a money trail to a smuggling ring. Very odd”
No, not odd at all. It would take a while to find it because it is probably scattered. Small amounts transferred between a large number of different companies or many small cash transactions to different accounts at different banks in different names. Money laundering is something that goes on all the time.
Ok, and what ever happened to the Yukos dossier Litvinenko turned over to Nevzlin in Israel right before his death? London Metro Police allegedly has it. Have they decided it is not connected? Funny tha Shell seems to be suffering the same fate as Yukos. Wonder where all that money is going.
Lizarde, thank you so much.
Clarice: this is very interesting — more about your Gazprom post:
The Mysterious Influence of Inspector Mitvol
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/12/12/002.html
Enlightened, Nevzlin claims he turned the dossier over to Scotland Yard.
Gazprom isn’t taking over Shell, that was exaggeration in that post. Gazprom is apparently buying controlling interest from Shell in a large gas project inside Russia in exchange for cash and operations elsewhere. It is about controlling interest in one project. Shell is a global operation with many such projects. So Shell would go from 55% interest to something under 50% but at maintain at least 25% interest. Nobody is “taking over” anybody.
No way – with the amount of publicity with this event, and the terrorism threat in general – the UK in particular and the US as well are most definitely watching ALL money transfers. Little or big.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/world/main1894893.shtml
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1877346,00.html
Right, Enlightened. Tell me another one. Money laundering goes on all the time, every day, 7 days a week. I doubt we catch 1 or 2 percent of it.
If we could we would have smashed every drug dealing ring in the world by now.
Okay, so they watch all the money transfers. If they all look like they are legitimate transfers and none of them look connected to bad guys, nobody pays any attention. I am not saying the transfers can’t be seen. I am saying they are done in such as way as not to raise suspicion.
A bizarre or benign tidbit
http://www.teluguportal.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=24786
Gazprom used official channels to muscle Shell’s once-controlling share of Sakhalin-2 down significantly enough that Gazprom now has controlling interest.
Basically, it’s a shakedown operation, CP.
Thank you for explaining it, though.
Well, it looks to me like somebody was putting massive pressure on Yukos, Shell and Lukoil.
Yukos is gone.
Shell is going.
Lukoil seems to have been affected by an “accident” just this past Dec 8.
All that money. So much pressure.
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=14353
http://www.lukoil.com/
Litvinenko was allegedly blackmailing Senior State officials. If he was indeed receiving 10K GBP for releasing these “dossiers” – there will be a money trail.
Please.
What do you mean “shell is going”? Jeez, E. Please READ the articles you link to:
“License compliance at all big deposits where there is as yet no production has been under examination by the ministry for some months. ”
The licenses you link to are in areas where no oil is being produced. They want to get production started so they are looking at reduing the licenses.
“there will be a money trail.”
But you will probably never find it. 10K GBP is nothing. It is noise. It is a needle in a haystack.
So lets say this is the way I take my payment:
1. I have some security company invoice the mark for the project.
2. I have the security company pay me for “consulting”
No trail of payment from mark to me and any money trail looks perfectly legitimate and fits the profile of my normal business dealings. Nothing out of the ordinary to raise suspicions.
If these gentlemen were sophisticated smugglers(not) – they would know how to launder the money.
You all think they were bumbling idiots tripping all over themselves and the PO 210. They left THAT trail – chances are they left a money trail as well.
They won’t find one because it is not a smuggling ring.
They are only couriers. Boris would be the smuggler if that is how things were going. Oh, and he is accused of money laundering.